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Misconduct Complaint Filed Against Texas Judge in Hate Group Training Case

The judge had ordered three attorneys for Southwest Airlines to take “religious liberty” training from an SPLC-designated hate group.

Kentucky Judge Who Discriminated Against LGB Families Forced to Resign

Judge W. Mitchell Nance refused to hear adoption cases involving LGB families based on his "convictions." 

Conservative Christian Groups Attack Gay Judicial Nominee

Two conservative Christian groups sent letters this week to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee urging them to oppose the nomination of Michael Fitzgerald, an openly gay nominee for U.S. District for the Central District of California.

Powerful conservative operative’s Do No Harm group is a threat to transgender kids (exclusive)

Leonard Leo, the man responsible for reshaping the U.S. Supreme Court into an ultra-conservative body, is targeting trans youth’s access to gender-affirming care.

Decriminalization of Gay Sex Boosts Global HIV Response: Report

A new study by UNDP, GNP+, and O’Neill Institute links legal reforms with improved HIV prevention and treatment, highlighting the critical role of decriminalizing same-sex relationships in public health.

Bush chooses White House counsel Harriett Miers for Supreme Court

President George W. Bush chose Harriet Miers, White House counsel and a loyal member of the president's inner circle, to replace retiring justice Sandra Day O 'Connor on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Equality Wars Coming to your state

For the next four years, work in Washington, D.C., may be limited to stemming the damage. But real progress can continue on state and local levels, especially if average LGBT citizens are prepared to get involved

Senate Confirms Notorious Champion of Transphobia as Federal Judge

Stephen Schwartz, yet another of Trump's far-right judicial nominees, gets Senate confirmation.

Gavin Newsom Vetoes Bill Requiring Custody Decisions Involve Affirming Children’s Gender Identity

California Go. Gavin Newsom released a veto letter saying that he was still committed to advancing transgender rights.

Both sides react to Roberts gay rights past

News that John G. Roberts Jr., President Bush's pick to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, helped to win a landmark gay rights case in 1996 has drawn strong reactions from both supporters and opponents of the conservative nominee.

Judicial nomination held up over lesbian commitment ceremony

Anitgay Republican senator Sam Brownback of Kansas is holding up a Michigan judge's nomination to the federal bench because she reportedly helped lead a commitment ceremony for a lesbian couple four years ago.

Hong Kong Court Rules Against Marriage Equality

The court, however, recommended that legislators review discriminatory laws.

Marriage Ruling Whips-Up Flag Flap in Missouri

Dent County will fly the flag at half-staff over public buildings the 26th of each month for the next year to protest what a county official calls a 'despicable' ruling.